Santurtzi (Bilbao metro)

Santurtzi is a station on line 2 of the Bilbao metro. It is also the southern terminus of the Mamariga shuttle. It is located in the municipality of Santurtzi. It opened, together with the neighboring Peñota station, on 4 July 2009.[3]

Santurtzi
View of the platforms
General information
LocationGernika Park, Santurtzi[1]
Spain
Coordinates43°19′43″N 3°02′05″W / 43.32861°N 3.03472°W / 43.32861; -3.03472
Owned by
Line(s) Line 2
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Platform levels1
ParkingNo
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone  Zone 2  
History
Opened4 July 2009
Passengers
20211,879,631[2]
Services
Preceding station Metro Bilbao Following station
Kabiezes
Terminus
Line 2 Peñota
towards Basauri

There is a station on the Cercanías Bilbao commuter railway network with the same name, but the two stations are not connected.

Station layout

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Santurtzi station follows the typical cavern-shaped layout of most underground Metro Bilbao stations designed by Norman Foster, with the main hall located directly above the rail tracks.

Access

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  •   Vapor Habana St. (Casa Torre Jauregia exit)
  •   Las Viñas St. (Las Viñas exit, closed during night time services)
  •   Virgen del Mar Plaza (Mamariga exit)
  •     Gernika Park (Casa Torre Jauregia exit)
  •     Virgen del Mar Plaza (Mamariga exit)

Services

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The station is served by line 2 from Kabiezes to Basauri with headways from five to ten minutes.[citation needed] Bus stops near the station are served by Bizkaibus regional services.

References

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  1. ^ "Estaciones - Santurtzi". Metro Bilbao (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Metro en cifras". Metro Bilbao (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  3. ^ Morán, Unai (13 June 2009). "Santurtzi recibirá el metro el 4 de julio". El Correo (in Spanish). Barakaldo. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
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